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even though i am from california. believe it or not. and this poor guy has to come on and basically beg for the right to be happy and for his rights. we all have the same rights, i thought, this country. i do not understand this whole thing when people just deny other people their human rights. the pursuit of happiness and to be with the one the law. -- the one they love. if he marries somebody, how will it affect our hurt me? i did not understand. it frustrates me the beer spending tons of money on this -- that we are spending tons of money on this for basic human rights. guest: as a proud californian, i call.im for hhank him for his i should make clear as well that gay and lesbian couples of being married in no way shape or form affects the marriages of our straight brothers and sisters. the marriage of a street couple until no way shape or form will be impacted by the marriage of love and gay and lesbian couples that want to get married. does nothing more than strengthen our democracy and allow us to protect and care for our families
even though i am from california. believe it or not. and this poor guy has to come on and basically beg for the right to be happy and for his rights. we all have the same rights, i thought, this country. i do not understand this whole thing when people just deny other people their human rights. the pursuit of happiness and to be with the one the law. -- the one they love. if he marries somebody, how will it affect our hurt me? i did not understand. it frustrates me the beer spending tons of...
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host: anna is a caller from california. caller: hello. as the daughter of an army officer, i find this ticket a frightening that neither of these people have any experience on the world stage. mitt romney still thought the soviet union was our greatest enemy and paul ryan, city and that being the president, literally has no world experience. aside from that, their world view seems to be something from the 1950's the way they think of the world as the rich and the poor and if we just have freedom everything will be ok. >> how do you think mitt romney's policy stacks up against obama's? caller: i do not think it is much used to make that argument. what is facing us now is a president who is clearly respected and effective in the world, and mitt romney who has had opportunities to do things in the world, but his world view seems to be something out of the 1950's. you saying that what was president obama at the time? now we know what he is. host: president obama is in chicago this evening. he will be heading to iowa. that the we live on monda
host: anna is a caller from california. caller: hello. as the daughter of an army officer, i find this ticket a frightening that neither of these people have any experience on the world stage. mitt romney still thought the soviet union was our greatest enemy and paul ryan, city and that being the president, literally has no world experience. aside from that, their world view seems to be something from the 1950's the way they think of the world as the rich and the poor and if we just have...
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matt haney from california. relative to amendment 28, i would like to amend my amendment to read to make college affordable for students of all backgrounds and confront the loan burden our students shoulder. these are friendly amendments designed to emphasize the extremely courageous and remarkable work of president obama and this administration in expanding access to education for all students at a time when the congress and particularly the united states house of representatives decided not to invest in human capital and invest in education. president obama fought and succeeded in getting greater opportunities for all students who are prepared and aspire to higher education. when tom mortenson from the pell institute is reporting that states are disinvesting from investing in the growing populations of the nation, president obama said we will not do that in order to have an america that is built it last we must invest in all students. so, to that end he doubled the investment in pell scholarships. this means t
matt haney from california. relative to amendment 28, i would like to amend my amendment to read to make college affordable for students of all backgrounds and confront the loan burden our students shoulder. these are friendly amendments designed to emphasize the extremely courageous and remarkable work of president obama and this administration in expanding access to education for all students at a time when the congress and particularly the united states house of representatives decided not...
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we run in california costs only fully eligible plan. we serve 16,000 individuals in a special needs plans. in addition, the health plan is the nation's third-largest not- for-profit medicare advantage plan. we were founded in 1977 by senior citizens in long beach who were worried about the prospect of declining health in the economy. these citizens helped to design a program providing extra services and supports to keep them living in their own homes and not in nursing homes. since then, we have caught nearly 100,000 individuals avoid or postpone a nursing home stay. when special needs plans came along in 2006, they reflected scan's mission to help seniors maintain hope -- health and independence. ideally, the model was the same, placing the beneficiary of the center of care. it was a natural transition to move for -- to continue with their personal care plans, care transition's assistance, disease management, and medication and therapy management. this model can significantly improve how far comes and bring down the cost of care -- hea
we run in california costs only fully eligible plan. we serve 16,000 individuals in a special needs plans. in addition, the health plan is the nation's third-largest not- for-profit medicare advantage plan. we were founded in 1977 by senior citizens in long beach who were worried about the prospect of declining health in the economy. these citizens helped to design a program providing extra services and supports to keep them living in their own homes and not in nursing homes. since then, we...
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i must tell you, california is in as bad shape as we all hear it is and i hope that those in california listening to the program today will take it upon themselves to get to work on that state. what a great place and it's a shame to see it in the financial shape it's in host: back to the phones, melvin on the line for republicans, you're on the phone with william beach of the heritage foundation. go ahead. caller: good morning gentlemen and thank you for bringing this problem to our attention. i agree with you, it's a terrible problem, dependency in this country. thank you very much. my question to you, sir, have you ever considered why this is really happening? is it because of our politicians? but isn't it related somehow to changing our economic system? it's become winner take all and the 99 percent versus the 1 percent. it's so difficult for a person to make a living today. have you ever factored in the coloration between this change in our system with your statistics? guest: thank you melvin, that's a great question and yes, we've thought about that. i think there are two things th
i must tell you, california is in as bad shape as we all hear it is and i hope that those in california listening to the program today will take it upon themselves to get to work on that state. what a great place and it's a shame to see it in the financial shape it's in host: back to the phones, melvin on the line for republicans, you're on the phone with william beach of the heritage foundation. go ahead. caller: good morning gentlemen and thank you for bringing this problem to our attention....
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and california interfered. no, we're going to do it now, even though it was supposed to be three years from now we start looking at these standards and going to take $3,200 out of your pocket when you buy that first car. that doesn't seem to be looking out for the middle class. and this house ought to be looking out for the middle class. they ought to be looking for -- they ought to realize at a time when we had a industry that we had to pour billions of billions of billions of dollars to save and we got it -- at least we hope it's back on their feet and all of a sudden, we impose standards upon that industry which quite honestly will will probably harm. and you raise the price of your product, $3,000 200 that weren't expecting to raise you weren't ready for that kind of problem. finally and most importantly to the people of texas the pickup truck of the world, this will eliminate pickups and s.u.v.s. and them are fighting words. that's the other thing we ought to be concerned about. the lifestyle of americans
and california interfered. no, we're going to do it now, even though it was supposed to be three years from now we start looking at these standards and going to take $3,200 out of your pocket when you buy that first car. that doesn't seem to be looking out for the middle class. and this house ought to be looking out for the middle class. they ought to be looking for -- they ought to realize at a time when we had a industry that we had to pour billions of billions of billions of dollars to save...
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in california, it is surfers who love to surf. if they hang up a sign that says lessons 09:45 - 10:45. they make enough money and they go out. they are self-employed. they're creating jobs for themselves of committee wondered two assistance. there's another type of startup -- one or two assistants. there's another type of startup. these are entrepreneurs who want to dedicate their lives to solving pressing social problems. they either want to build a company to do that and make a profitable or they want new social innovation and new nonprofit. their goal is to go from a social start up into a large nonprofit. another type of startup is the one that my parents actually started. my parents were immigrants. their dream in this country was to open up a grocery store. they work in sweat shops for 15 years saving every dime they had and finally they were able to do that. what i did realize is that my parents for entrepreneur worse. they did a startup. their goal was to serve a known customer with no projects. if they were successful, th
in california, it is surfers who love to surf. if they hang up a sign that says lessons 09:45 - 10:45. they make enough money and they go out. they are self-employed. they're creating jobs for themselves of committee wondered two assistance. there's another type of startup -- one or two assistants. there's another type of startup. these are entrepreneurs who want to dedicate their lives to solving pressing social problems. they either want to build a company to do that and make a profitable or...
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you are sort of familiar with these issues in california, right? [laughter] the way that we see this is, this is a national trend- setting election. courage is on the ballot. what scott did it is that he basically said that public employees need to pay something for their help and retirement benefits like everyone else in the private sector. [applause] it is not a crazy notion. the other thing, what people do not realize from out of state is that these reforms are working really well. they are reforming our schools. no more seniority. you can actually reform our schools to make sure that we get the best teachers teaching, more resources, and you can have the kind of reforms to make our schools better. special interest groups have been locking up our schools and denying reform. they do not have the same kind of clout they had before. property taxes went down in wisconsin for the first time in 12 years. this is working. [applause] what we are worried about is that the polls are starting to look good. we are worried about complacency. it is all about
you are sort of familiar with these issues in california, right? [laughter] the way that we see this is, this is a national trend- setting election. courage is on the ballot. what scott did it is that he basically said that public employees need to pay something for their help and retirement benefits like everyone else in the private sector. [applause] it is not a crazy notion. the other thing, what people do not realize from out of state is that these reforms are working really well. they are...
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, -- from california, who happens to be his wife. [applause] and then, let's see. i have my youngest son. this is crag. -- craig. he is number 5, number 5, and this is his son. parker. parker? he has a place in my heart, he does. we have 16 grandchildren, and they are a great source of joy in my life. one other person i have not introduced, when i was in elementary school, i was in the fourth grade, and there was a girl in second grade. i knew we pass each other in the hall, but i do not remember seeing her, but when she was almost 16, i noticed in a big way, and now she is my girlfriend and my wife. ann romney. sweetheart? [cheers and applause] >> i do not know, can you fit any more people in this room? [laughter] it is kind of pact in year. -- packed in here. it is a wonderful for such a warm reception. we are really determined to do you proud, and we want to make that you are embarrassed by and just make sure that we -- you know, i have been married to him for 42 years, and i have to say it was not easy raising boys. this one here
, -- from california, who happens to be his wife. [applause] and then, let's see. i have my youngest son. this is crag. -- craig. he is number 5, number 5, and this is his son. parker. parker? he has a place in my heart, he does. we have 16 grandchildren, and they are a great source of joy in my life. one other person i have not introduced, when i was in elementary school, i was in the fourth grade, and there was a girl in second grade. i knew we pass each other in the hall, but i do not...
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. >> california weaken normally ignore. there really only been one or two states that have a chance of one-party taking over the other, but with this did it -- citizen legislative redistricting commission, the congressional map has been turned on its head. we're watching almost a dozen races in california. democrats need to almost weep all of the competitive races that we have in california in order to get even close to the 25. >> moving back east. first, maryland. roscoe bartlett. victim of a a democratic redistricting. because all it down into what recounted. he faces an john delaney, a businessman who was somewhat of a surprise winner over the state budgets and. -- state legislature. roscoe has an environmental street to him that does not make him a typical republican, but facing a very different marker county electorate. i think they will be tough to keep republicans in the majority. to go massachusetts, the congressman getting a lot of attention with allegations of gambling and offshore monday that in losses may have m
. >> california weaken normally ignore. there really only been one or two states that have a chance of one-party taking over the other, but with this did it -- citizen legislative redistricting commission, the congressional map has been turned on its head. we're watching almost a dozen races in california. democrats need to almost weep all of the competitive races that we have in california in order to get even close to the 25. >> moving back east. first, maryland. roscoe bartlett....
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california is in a solid blue states. we have red and blue colors. i have seen the numbers shift due to our state economy. it is getting dark blue to light blue. people should be more moderate center. 9% unemployment. you are going to find a lot of these states being players. you touched on health insurance and medicare. the problem is how everything is overinflated from prescription drugs to hospital stays. people on the bus say rates are so high because they have to offset all of the uninsured. i do not know how true that is. has an incumbent president ever let his vice-president go before running for a second term? >> i love the trivia question. >> fdr. not one but two. vice presidents, we switched them. it is not totally uncommon. i wish more states were competitive. california is likely to be won by the president in a field poll that was released recently. he has a substantial lead. the dynamics of american politics are such that five states got 60% of the did it in 2008. there will be 10 or 12 states that are swing state. no. carolina and virgi
california is in a solid blue states. we have red and blue colors. i have seen the numbers shift due to our state economy. it is getting dark blue to light blue. people should be more moderate center. 9% unemployment. you are going to find a lot of these states being players. you touched on health insurance and medicare. the problem is how everything is overinflated from prescription drugs to hospital stays. people on the bus say rates are so high because they have to offset all of the...
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host: vita, independent caller, california. caller: what drives me crazy is we have people on tv like that gentleman just justifying everything mitt romney says or everything that happens in the media against president obama without having the true facts. when you listen to c-span or watch the index, it was so disrespectful and discussed in to watch grown men who are supposed to be addressing the country who do not know how each government function operates. we have embassies across the world and that you can hold one person accountable in the government for everything that happens. that is not democracy. for you to justify mitt romney's flip flops and how he will be a president and what he will stand for, to justify everything about calling him on it is wrong. you are a journalist. you are in the media. you are putting out information to the people. you should be held accountable for your actions, for what you say and do. host: tell us about your column and respond to the comments. guest: the name of my column is "the nuclear
host: vita, independent caller, california. caller: what drives me crazy is we have people on tv like that gentleman just justifying everything mitt romney says or everything that happens in the media against president obama without having the true facts. when you listen to c-span or watch the index, it was so disrespectful and discussed in to watch grown men who are supposed to be addressing the country who do not know how each government function operates. we have embassies across the world...
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[applause] >> i come from the great state of california. i rise today in support of this president and applaud him for his leadership in humanitarian crisis in particular. i worked for the president when i worked in the white house during the haiti devastating earthquake. i had the honor and pleasure of watching this president lead the international effort in making sure that haiti got what they needed in order to move forward. today there are still 2 million people who are homeless, 200,000 people lost their lives. that year he committed $3.1 billion. it was an honor to watch our president lead this effort. i applaud the drafting committee for making sure this was included. as we say in haiti, "with the unity there is strength." i applaud all of you for that. [applause] >> thank you very much. there are many reasons to support what you said beyond humanitarian and all the important things out there. there is also the business of we have many people in america that are haitian-american. that was a very personal master when that earthquake o
[applause] >> i come from the great state of california. i rise today in support of this president and applaud him for his leadership in humanitarian crisis in particular. i worked for the president when i worked in the white house during the haiti devastating earthquake. i had the honor and pleasure of watching this president lead the international effort in making sure that haiti got what they needed in order to move forward. today there are still 2 million people who are homeless,...
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you are listening to the commonwealth club of california radio program. our speakers today are former u.s. secretary of state george shultz, former u.s. secretary of defense william perry, and former senator sam nunn. they are discussing the threat of nuclear weapons. just to continue on deterrence, this was a theme in a lot of your questions. secretary shultz, when you went to reykjavik with ronald reagan in 1986 to meet with gorbachev, at that time, the united states and soviet union together had a total of about 70,000 nuclear warheads, enough to destroy planet earth, essentially. today, the united states has 5000. the russians have more than that. when you were in reykjavik, of course, you talked about eliminating nuclear weapons altogether. a lot of people ask how can we risk giving up nuclear weapons. aren't they very important in preserving the peace? >> actually, they have not been as good a deterrent as they seemed to be cracked up to be. think in the cold war of the things that nuclear weapons did not deter. did not deter the soviets from going
you are listening to the commonwealth club of california radio program. our speakers today are former u.s. secretary of state george shultz, former u.s. secretary of defense william perry, and former senator sam nunn. they are discussing the threat of nuclear weapons. just to continue on deterrence, this was a theme in a lot of your questions. secretary shultz, when you went to reykjavik with ronald reagan in 1986 to meet with gorbachev, at that time, the united states and soviet union together...
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i always say this, if campaigns won on paper meg whitman would be governor of california, john kerry would have beat george bush and mitt romney would be far ahead of barack obama at the moment. campaigns do matter. the context, the landscape on which they're fought is very important but what happens day to day and week to week and particularly month to month really does matter. host: these are the ten issues you won't hear about this fall. this is surprising. number one is immigration, number two is health care, number three is education, number four is debt reduction, number five is energy, number six and seven is foreign policy, you list that twice. guest: they said is that a tiny. i said no, that's not a typo, that's right. host: campaign finance, gun control, and terrorism. these seem to be the foreign and domestic issues we are going to be dealing with. guest: they're absolutely the foreign policy and domestic policy issues we will be dealing with in the future and should be dealing with now. they are not i believe issues thatry will talk about because almost all of them, steve
i always say this, if campaigns won on paper meg whitman would be governor of california, john kerry would have beat george bush and mitt romney would be far ahead of barack obama at the moment. campaigns do matter. the context, the landscape on which they're fought is very important but what happens day to day and week to week and particularly month to month really does matter. host: these are the ten issues you won't hear about this fall. this is surprising. number one is immigration, number...
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if -- i always say this, if campaigns were won on paper meg whitman would be governor of california, john kerry would have beat bush and mitt romney would be far ahead of barack obama at the moment. so the point being is that campaigns do matter. absolutely the context in which a landscape on which they are fought is very important, but what happens day to day, week to week, and excuse me, particularly month to month really does matter. host: these are the ten issues you won't hear about this fall, and this is surprising. number one is immigration, number two is health care, number three is education, number four is debt reduction, number five is energy, number six and seven are foreign policy, you list that twice. campaign finance -- >> guest: they asked me as i was coming in if that was a typo. host: campaign finance, gun control and terrorism. i want to ask you about gun control in a moment. these seem to be all of the big domestic and foreign policy issues we are going to be dealing with. guest: they're absolutely the foreign policy and domestic issues we will be dealing with in
if -- i always say this, if campaigns were won on paper meg whitman would be governor of california, john kerry would have beat bush and mitt romney would be far ahead of barack obama at the moment. so the point being is that campaigns do matter. absolutely the context in which a landscape on which they are fought is very important, but what happens day to day, week to week, and excuse me, particularly month to month really does matter. host: these are the ten issues you won't hear about this...
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host: let's go to two points from our viewer in california, as long as parents believe that it is entirely the public education system that is responsible not only for teaching their kids but feeding them and providing them with the basic foundation of life that used to be the parent's responsibility, schools will fail, lack of parental responsibility has and is causing the problem with education that we have now. guest: let's turn it into the positive light, not too far from simi valley, i was going to parents night in orange county, it was immigrants from southeast asia, cambodian, vietnamese and others, to address this parents group, they called me up and they said two weeks hence, there's a math test, so none of the parents will be at your assembly, they'll be at home working with their kids on the math test. there you go. cancel the secretary of education, we don't want to hear him, our kids have a math test. that's the point of the text or the e-mail. not every teacher is a parent but every parent is a teacher, the child's most important and virtually indispensable teacher. host: ano
host: let's go to two points from our viewer in california, as long as parents believe that it is entirely the public education system that is responsible not only for teaching their kids but feeding them and providing them with the basic foundation of life that used to be the parent's responsibility, schools will fail, lack of parental responsibility has and is causing the problem with education that we have now. guest: let's turn it into the positive light, not too far from simi valley, i was...